New England coaches poll, week 3
Week 3, Nov. 24, 2015
Rec. Pts. LW
1. Roger Williams (15) 5-0 150 1
2. Johnson & Wales 0-0 132 2
3. Williams 0-0 123 3
4. Springfield 1-2 104 4
5. Wesleyan 0-0 81 6
6. WPI 2-0 66 7
7. Coast Guard 0-0 58 5
9. Rhode Island Coll. 1-0 54 9
9. Norwich University 2-2 31 8
10. Southern Maine 1-0 19 10
Also receiving votes: none
NEWA Wrestler of Week
Junior Zach Joseph (Clifton Park, NY), Springfield, 197
Zach Joseph went 5-0 and won the Doug Parker Tournament at 149 pounds. It was the toughest weight class in the tournament having two returning NCAA Division III national qualifiers in the field both not place. Joseph was dominant all day recording 3 Technical fall and 2 Pins. He pinned in the quarterfinal, semifinal and final and didn’t wrestle past the second period.
NEWA Rookie Wrestler of Week
Dylan Nuttal (Levittown, PA), Bridgewater State, 125
Nuttal finished second at the RWU Invitational last week and followed it up with a fourth place finish at the Doug Parker Tournament. He went 4-2 with a pin and technical fall win. He beat Joey Aumann of PSU 9-0 in the quarterfinals and also beat Division 2 Collyn Dorney of East Stroudsburg 5-1. Nuttal had wins over Albis of JWU and Amato of WPI last week.
Key results
Doug Parker Invitational
At Springfield
Team results – 1. Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) 162, 2. Williams 143, 3. Springfield College 127, 4. East Stroudsburg (PA) 92½, 5. Wesleyan 90½, 6. Rhode Island College 77, 7. Centenary (NJ) 73, 8. Coast Guard 72, 9. John Hopkins (MD) 62½, 10. Southern Maine 57, 11. Plymouth State (NH) 42, 12. AIC 35½, 13. Trinity College 35, 14. Springfield Technical CC 33, 15. Western New England 32, 16. Bridgewater State 31, 17. Daniel Webster (NH) 27½, 18. MIT 14
Individual results
125 -- Final: Rob Murray (Stevens Institue of Technology) dec. Matt Morris (Williams College), 10-2; 3. Evan Krumheuer (John Hopkins) dec. Dylan Nuttal (Bridgewater State), 7-3; 5. Collyn Dorney (East Stroudsburg ) dec. Joey Aumann (Plymouth State), 13-4
133 -- Final: Tyler Keane (Springfield) dec. Austin Sisco (Western New England), 9-4; 3. Jeffrey Rottingen (Centenary) pin Yoseph Borai (Stevens Institue of Technology), 2:11; 5. Dominick Summers (Coast Guard) won by medical forfeit over Frank Crippen (Wesleyan)
141 -- Final: Dylan Nace (East Stroudsburg) pin Lucas Escobar (John Hopkins), 2:40; 3. Shawn Giblin (Rhode Island College) dec. Brendan Wei (Southern Maine), 12-9; 5. Marcus Iwama (Williams College) dec. David Colvin III (Springfield), 9-4
149 -- Final: Zach Joseph (Springfield) pin Abbas Tamaradze (STCC), 4:17; 3. Zach Wilhelm (Stevens Institue of Technology) pin Carter Armendarez (Wesleyan), 1:37; 5. Mike Raccioppi (East Stroudsburg ) dec. Jacob Strohman (Springfield), 13-3
157 -- Final: Jorge Lopez (Williams College) dec. Thomas Poklikuha (Stevens Institue of Technology), 7-2; 3. Christopher Sullivan (Coast Guard) dec. CJ Luth (Southern Maine), 2-1; 5. Leo Wortman (Stevens Institue of Technology) dec. Vic Del Monico (Stevens Institue of Technology), 1-0
165 -- Final: Timothy Garripoli (Williams College) dec. Colin Navickas (Stevens Institue of Technology), 9-7; 3. Seth Carter (Daniel Webster) dec. Will Henson (Springfield), 11-6; 5. Aarin Feliz (Springfield) dec. Clay Callahan (Plymouth State), 4-2
174 -- Final: Joshua Sibblies (Centenary) dec. Phil Woods (Stevens Institue of Technology), 3-1; 3. Taran Carr (Wesleyan) pin Martin Strenk (Williams College), 3:21; 5. Devin Visconti (Daniel Webster) dec. Dan Fiorvanti (Coast Guard), 3-2
184 -- Final: Christoper Chorzepa (Williams College) dec. Brandon Conrad (Rhode Island College), 6-2; 3. Dominic Pirraglia (Wesleyan) dec. Marc Wagner (Coast Guard), 14-4; 5. Severianel Burgos (Springfield) won by injury default over Victor Zabalu (Rhode Island College)
197 -- Final: AJ Kowal (Stevens Institue of Technology) dec. Tyler Richardson (East Stroudsburg ), 14-4; 3. Sheldon Rhoden (American International College) pin Isaiah Bellamy (Wesleyan), 0:28; 5. Anthony Brooks (Williams College) won by medical forfeit over John Georges (Rhode Island College)
285 -- Final: Irakli Kakauridze (Springfield) dec. Tyson Searer (East Stroudsburg ), 6-2; 3. Mike Risti (Southern Maine) tech fall Matt Ferraro (Trinity), 16-0; 5. Soslan Khamitcaev (American International College) and Tyler Maher (Stevens Institue of Technology) double forfeit
New England
Division III rankings
Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
125 Pounds:----
1. Bobby-Jordan-Johnson & Wales
2.Matt-Morris-Williams College-
3.Dylan-Nuttal-Bridgewater State-
4.Nicholas-Barbaria-Roger Williams
5.Jacob-Forsman-Norwich-
6.Brian-Amato-WPI
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133 Pounds:----
1. Tyler-Keane-Springfield College-
2.Austin-Sisco-Western New England
3.Jean-Luc-Lemieux-Roger Williams
4.Joseph-Ferinde-Johnson & Wales
5.Steve-Jendritz-WPI
6.Frank -Crippen-Wesleyan-
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141 Pounds:----
1. Shawn-Giblin-Rhode Island College-
2.Justin-Cochran-Roger Williams
3.Mike-Stewart-Johnson & Wales
4.Brendan-Weir-University of Southern Maine
5.Marcus-Iwama-Williams College-
6.David-Colvin-Springfield College-
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149 Pounds:----
1. Danny-Downes-Roger Williams
2.Zach -Joseph-Springfield College-
3.Matt-Vieira Coast Guard
4.Carter-Armendarez-Wesleyan-
5.Jake-Savoca-Williams College-
6.Dan -Del Gallo-University of Southern Maine
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157 Pounds:----
1. Jorge-Lopez-Williams College-
2.Ty-Herzog-Roger Williams
3.Chris-Sullivan Coast Guard
4.CJ-Luth-University of Southern Maine
5.Geovanni-Medina-Springfield College-
6.Chris-Siracusa-Wesleyan-
165 Pounds:----
1. Francisco-Colom-Roger Williams
2.Tim-Garripoli-Williams College-
3.Seth -Carter-Daniel Webster-
4.Will-Henson-Springfield College-
5.Clay-Callahan-Plymouth State
6.Zach-Gibson-Norwich-
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174 Pounds:----
1. Danny-Ressler-Roger Williams
2.Taran-Carr-Wesleyan-
3.Martin-Strenk-Williams College-
4.Devin-Visconti-Daniel Webster-
5.Dan -Fiorvanti Coast Guard
6.Justin-Marsh-WPI
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184 Pounds:----
1. Chris-Chorzepa-Williams
2.Joe-Albina-Roger Williams
3.Brandon-Conrad-Rhode Island College-
4.Chris-Perrault-Plymouth State
5.Dan-Wensley-WPI
6.Dominic-Pirraglia-Wesleyan
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197 Pounds:----
1. David-Welch-Roger Williams
2.Khamri-Thomas-Johnson & Wales
3.Isaiah-Bellamy-Wesleyan-
4.Anthony-Brooks-Williams
5.John-Georges-Rhode Island College-
6.Mike-Curtis-WPI
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285 Pounds:----
1. Kyle-Foster-Roger Williams
2.Jake-Benedict-Springfield
3.Jonah-Aurelio-Johnson & Wales
4.Austin-Shrewsbury-WPI
5.Frankie-Girolamo-Norwich-
6.Mike-Risti-Southern Maine
Virginia's Gillen wins crown at
Mat Town Open
LOCK HAVEN, Pa., Nov. 22 -- Shelton senior Patrick Gillen was one of two Virginia wrestlers to win championships at the Mat Town Open Sunday hosted by Lock Haven University. Gillen won at the heavyweight division.
"Today was another positive step forward in the overall development of our team," said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. "We had a lot of guys competing and getting better today. For me, as a coach, there is no greater joy than seeing your guys in this mode. I'm happy for (Joe) Martinez and (Pat) Gillen getting the feel of a tournament championship again.”
At heavyweight, it was an all Cavalier final as Gillen picked up a 5-3 decision against teammate Ethan Hayes to give Virginia the champion and second-place finisher in the weight class.
Senior Dominick Malone (133) took fifth at 141 at the Michigan State Open Sunday in East Lansing. Malone (Granby) . Malone also earned a first-round fall, beating Eastern Michigan's Ben Calandrino in 1:44. After a second round loss, Malone rebounded to win the next three, two by fall and one by tech fall, on his way to a fifth-place finish. This is Northwestern’s 100th season of competition. Malone was 22-19 a year ago and wrestled in the NCAA Division I tournament.
Coast Guard sophomore Chris Sullivan (157) finished third at the Doug Parker Invitational in Springfield on Sunday, helping his team take eighth. Sullivan was 5-1 on the day with a pair of tech fall wins to start the tournament and then an 11-0 major decision to earn a spot in the semifinals. He lost 6-2 in the semifinals before winning 5-3 to earn a spot in the consolation final. He beat C.J. Luth (Milford, CT) from Southern Maine 2-1 to place third.
Senior Marc Wagner (184) was fourth, going 3-2 on the day while sophomore Dominick Summer was fifth at 133, going 3-2 on the day. Junior Dan Fiovanti was sixth at 174 winning four bouts.
Trinity College’s Matt Ferraro (heavyweight) won three of five bouts with one pin to finish fourth at the Doug Parker Invitational in Springfield. The Bantams finished 13th in the field of 18 teams. Ferraro pinned Springfield's Christian Lighten in 2:40 in one his three wins in a row in the heavyweight consolation bracket before falling, 16-0, against Southern Maine's Mike Risti in the third-place match.
Glastonbury’s Tyler Keane, the top seeded wrester at 133 pounds in Sunday’s Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield College, was one of three Springfield wrestlers to win his respective weight class and helped helped Springfield finish third. Stevens Institute of Technology won the tournament of 162 points, followed by Williams with 139. Host Springfield earned 127 points. Springfield’s Zach Joseph (149) was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler.
Keane opened up the morning with a 20-3 tech. fall win and then grinded out three-straight wins by decisions to earn a spot in the championship. In the title match, Keane took control early and never looked back en route to a 9-4 decision over Austin Sico from Western New England. Seve Burgos (Guilford) was fifth at 184 for Springfield while teammate David Colvin (Old Saybrook) was sixth at 141.
Williams College junior Chris Chorzepa (184) won a championship at the Doug Parker Invitational. The Newington High graduate was perfect on the day. In his first four matches Chorzepa registered four pins with the shortest being 37 seconds and the longest 3:42.
“We have a very talented team and we were capable of winning the tournament today,” Williams coach Scott Honecker said. “The disappointment of finishing second should leave us hungry for the long season ahead. Our upperclassman really led the way today, and we saw dominant performances out of our three champions.” Williams was second with 139 points behind champion Stevens Institute of Technology with 162 points.
Milford junior C.J. Luth wrestled well to help Southern Maine take 10th at the Doug Parker Invitational. Competing at 157 pounds, Luth rumbled his way into the semifinals with three overpowering wins. Luth earned back-to-back wins by technical fall defeating RIC's Aramand Vaziri 18-0 and then downing Coast Guard's Nicholas Jabs 16-0. In the quarterfinals, Luth defeated Stevens Institute's Leo Wortman by decision 6-5 before falling to SIT's Thomas Poklikuha by decision, 7-2, in the semifinals. In the third place match, Luth narrowly fell 2-1 with Coast Guard's Christopher Sullivan.
Freshman Cross Cannone of Trumbull (141) placed fifth for top ranked Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) at the Concordia Open in Wisconsin. Cannone was 5-2 in the tournament with a pin to take fifth. He lost to wrestlers ranked No. 2 and No. 7 in Division III in his weight class.
WPI, Roger Williams, and Norwich wrestled in a four-team that included nationally ranked Ursinus. WPI went 2-0, beating Norwich 20-17 and Ursinus, 22-20. Peter Nash at 141, Justin Marsh at 174, and Mike Curtis at 197 had great days going 2-0 for the Engineers. Curtis after placing at a very strong 197-pound weight class a week ago continued his impressive freshmen season. Curtis beat Donte Jones of Norwich 10-3 and won by pin over Bill McGinley of Ursinus to seal the win for WPI. Justin Marsh won by major decision and pin in dominant fashion. Peter Nash stepped up big with a major decision against Norwich and a tough 7-6 win by decision against Christian Hoogheem of Ursinus…Norwich went 1-2 with a big win over nationally ranked Ursinus, 22-21. 125 pound Jacob Forsman went 3-0. He beat Chris Tan of Ursinus 12-6 and followed that up with an 18-4 Major Decision win over returning All-American Brian Amato of WPI. Zach Gibson at 165 and David Rogers at 184 both went 2-1
Roger Williams University went 2-0 at the duals with dominating wins over Ursinus and Norwich. RWU is now ranked No. 1 in New England and No. 2 nationally -- the highest ranking of any New England team ever. The Hawks have a talented team and have been led by their 5 returning national qualifiers. They have great depth and are talented at every weight class.
The Doug Parker Tournament was the main draw this past weekend with 10 NEWA teams in the 18-team field. Williams College led the way in second place with 139 points. Springfield was third with 127, Wesleyan was fifth with 90, RIC was sixth with 81, Coast Guard was eighth with 72, and the University of Southern Maine rounded out the top ten with 57 points.
Williams College after only 3 weeks of practice looked strong. The Ephs had seven place winners including three champions. Jorge Lopez, the conferences returning wrestler of the year, was first at 157, Tim Garripoli was first at 165, and Chris Chorzepa was first at 184. Lopez went 5-0 with two wins by fall. Garripoli went 5-0 with three wins by pin. He pinned Seth Carter of Daniel Webster in the semifinals in 1:54. Chorzepa won the tournament going 5-0 with 4 pins. Brandon Conrad was the only wrestler to compete with Chorzepa, with Chorzepa getting the 6-2 win in the finals. Matt Morris was second for the Ephs at 125. Morris won his first three matches by pin and then beat freshman standout Dylan Nuttal of BSU 4-3 in the semifinals. Morris looks sharp to start the year. Williams showed great depth with Iwama fifth at 141, Strenk fourth at 174, and Brooks fifth at 197. Strenk beat Devin Visconti of Daniel Webster 5-3 on his way to his fourth place finish.
Springfield finished right behind the Ephs with 8 place winners and 3 champions. Tyler Keane at 133, Wrestler of the week Zach Joseph at 149, and Irakli Kakauridze at 285 all won the tournament. Keane went 5-0 and beat Austin Sisco of WNEU in the finals 9-4. Irakli went 4-0 and won the championship with 6-2 win in the finals over Tyson Searer of Division 2 East Stroudsburg. Will Henson was fourth at 165 and David Colvin at 141, Jacob Strohman at149, Aarin Feliz at 165, and Severianel Burgos at 184 were all sixth. Will Henson beat Clay Callahan of PSU 6-2 on his way to finishing fourth and at 141 Colvin finished sixth but had a round robin with the fourth and fifth place finishers were they all beat each other on the day. Colvin beat Weir, Weir beat Iwama, and Iwama beat Colvin…
Wesleyan had 4 place winners. Taran Carr at 174 and Dominic Pirraglia at 184 both took third place. Carr continues to wrestle well for the Cardinals. He beat Fiorvanti of CG for the second week in a row and had wins over Visconti (1-0) and Strenk (fall 3:21). Pirraglia made himself known with a fall in 6:42 over Chris Perreault of PSU to open his day. He added two more pins before falling to Brandon Conrad of RIC 10-3. Pirraglia came back and pinned Burgos of Springfield and beat Marc Wagner of Coast Guard 14-4. Carter Armendarez at 149 and Isaiah Bellamy at 197 both took fourth. Armendarez won his first 4 matches including an 11-5 win over Daniel Del Gallo of USM. Del Gallo was a national qualifier a year ago. Armemdarez has placed high in his first two tournaments of the season. Bellamy was upset in his first match but came back with 5 straight wins including a 5-3 win over Anthony Brooks of Williams in the consolation semifinals.
Rhode Island College had 4 place winners and were led by Brandon Conrad at 184 who finished second. Conrad beat Danny Moore of Stevens 7-3 in the quarters and third place finisher Pirraglia 10-3 in the semifinals. He is also the only wrestler to go a full match with Chorzepa falling 6-2 in the finals. Shawn Giblin was back in the lineup and finished third at 141. After being DQ’d in his first match he won 5 matches in a row to take third. He pinned Colvin of Springfield and beat Weir of USM 12-9. Victor Zabalu at 184 and John Georges at 197 were both sixth for the Anchormen.
The University of Southern Maine was led by 3 place winners. Brandon Weir at 141 was fourth, CJ Luth at 157 was fourth, and Mike Risti at 285 was third. Weir went 5-2 and took fourth. He beat Iwama of Williams 12-2 before falling tight to Giblin of RIC. Luth had two wins by Tech fall and also beat Wortmann of Stevens 6-5. Risti went 5-1 to take third, Including a 16-0 win in the third place match.
Western New England continues to be led by Austin Sisco. Sisco was second at 133. Sisco pinned Summers of CG in the semifinals in 4:06…Matt Ferraro led Trinity placing fourth at 285. Ferraro lost his first match but came back and won 3 in a row to take fourth place.
Rookie Wrestler of the week Dylan Nuttal led Bridgewater State University for the second week in a row. Nuttal continues to impress at 125…Daniel Webster College continues to be led by Seth Carter at 165 (third) and Devin Visconti (fifth) at 174. Carter beat Henson of Springfield 8-3 and then beat him again 11-6 in the third place match. Visconti continues to wrestle well finishing fifth and beat Dan Fiorvanti of CG 3-2 in the fifth place match.
